On 19/12/17 17:07, Mark Rogers wrote:
On 19 December 2017 at 16:03, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
For many years I've been running a 2nd-hand "desktop" machine as a home server, which runs print, file & email services and a few others. It's an least 10 Y/O Pentium (5?) with 3GB RAM and is usually not taxed by these services.
It's worth remembering that a Pi with some external disks would do all of the above quite easily.
Hmmmm..... I do like me a Pi :-)
So I'd need a USB to SATA connector for each drive and a beefy PSU?
It would possibly let you down on the speed of network/disk access though, depending on your requirements, but if so there are some less well known Pi-like boards (same form factor, better hardware) that do give USB3, Gigabit LAN, more RAM, etc.
Any suggestions on where to look?
I'd be disappointed if Pi 4 (if/when there is one) doesn't have USB3/Gigabit LAN as those are really the only two weak links for a lot of applications, although I assume they do push up the power requirements.
Roll on Pi 4! :-)
Thanks Mark
Steve